Shtip, 16 March 2025 (MIA) - Twenty patients who suffered the most serious injuries in the deadly nightclub fire in Kochani will receive treatment abroad, Health Minister Arben Taravari told journalists after a visit to the clinical hospital in Shtip.

According to the Minister, patients will be transported to Bulgaria, Türkiye, Greece and Serbia for treatment. Albania and the Netherlands have also offered to help treat patients.

“According to our anesthesiologists, 18 to 20 patients will need to be transported abroad for further treatment; the ones that are in more critical condition. I left it to the team of anesthesiologists to determine the best location for treatment for the patients in more critical condition,” the Minister said.

The Minister said 39 young people have been hospitalized in the Shtip hospital, which he said are in a relatively good condition. Mainly with burns but also some with fractures as well.

“If there is a need to transport them to the clinical center in Skopje we will intervene,” the Minister said.

According to Taravari the hospitals in the country possess the necessary medical material, resources and medication and the patients are receiving everything they need. They also have all necessary supplies of blood.

MIA's Athens correspondent also reported that three young people with burns injured in the fire in Kochani will be transported to the Papanikolaou hospital in Thessaloniki, according to the head of the Greek federation of state hospital employees. The report was confirmed by the Health Ministry.

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